Key takeaways
- Costs are gathered per cycle, not per month.
- Survival rate is computed from logged mortality.
- Biomass projections use recorded survivors.
- Cost per kilo is comparable to the buying price.
A fishpond runs on a cycle of four to six months during which money goes in continuously and comes out once. Everything that decides whether the cycle was profitable happens invisibly under the water: how many fish survived, how much feed they consumed, and how heavy they grew. PalaisdaDesk PH records the three against one cycle so the harvest is a settlement rather than a revelation.
The cycle is the unit of cost
Fingerling purchases, feedings and pond preparation, labour and harvest expenses are all tagged to a cycle, and the total cost adds them.
This is what allows two ponds stocked a month apart to be compared honestly, rather than blurred into one month's spending.
Mortality is not an estimate
Every mortality is logged with a count and a cause. Survivors is the stocking less all of them, and the survival rate follows.
Operators usually know a bad week happened; recording the count and the cause is what turns it into a comparison between cycles and a reason to buy a second aerator.
Sampling projects the harvest
A sampling records the average weight in grams, the water pH and the dissolved oxygen. Estimated biomass is that weight times the recorded survivors.
Because the projection uses the pond's own mortality rather than an assumed survival percentage, it tends to be closer to what the harvest actually yields.
Cost per kilo against the buying price
Cost per kilo is the cycle's total cost over the kilos harvested. Set beside the price each buyer paid, it is the whole business in one comparison.
It also shows what a supermarket paying more with terms is really worth against a consignacion paying less in cash on the day.
Review exceptions every week
Resolve duplicate IDs, missing links, overdue balances, negative amounts, and open operational items in CHECKS before using the dashboard for decisions.
PalaisdaDesk PH Private Google Sheets Web App is designed for use with a Google account, Google Sheets, and Apps Script, using owner-only deployment by default.
No BFAR licensing or fishpond lease filing, no water quality laboratory analysis, no disease diagnosis or treatment guidance, no feed formulation, and no automatic aerator or sensor control.
Frequently asked questions
How do I handle a partial harvest?
Record each harvest separately with its kilos and buyer. The cycle's harvested kilos and cost per kilo update as more is taken out.
Should feeds be costed when bought or when fed?
Feed purchases are recorded separately from feedings. Only the bags actually fed to a cycle become that cycle's feed cost.
Does it diagnose fish disease?
No. It records mortality counts and the cause you observed. Any diagnosis or treatment stays with a technician or BFAR.
Does this replace official records?
No. No BFAR licensing or fishpond lease filing, no water quality laboratory analysis, no disease diagnosis or treatment guidance, no feed formulation, and no automatic aerator or sensor control.
